Tom Clancy, forfatteren hvis bøger og manuskripter Ubisoft har haft som forlæg til blandt andet Ghost Recon og Splinter Cell, er gået bort, skriver New York Times. Clancy døde på et sygehus i Baltimore og var kun 66 år gammel.
Ubisoft kommenterer dødsfaldet således på deres Facebook-side:
We are saddened to learn of Tom Clancy's passing and our condolences go out to his family. Tom Clancy was an extraordinary author with a gift for creating detailed, engrossing fictional stories that captivated audiences around the world.
The teams at Ubisoft, especially at the Red Storm studio, are incredibly grateful to have collaborated with and learned from him, and we are humbled by the opportunity to carry on part of his legacy through our properties that bear his name.